Analyst – AML, Fraud & Compliance

Job Description

Job Description

MTN Mobile Money Uganda Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is seeking to recruit a competent individual to fill the following Position.

Job Title: Analyst – AML, Fraud & Compliance

Reporting to: Manager – Transaction Monitoring

Division – Risk & Compliance

No. of Vacancies: 2

Mission/ Core purpose of the Job

The primary purpose of the job is to provide a monitoring and oversight (2nd line assurance role) over Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing and Fraud controls across all business services. Further the role is responsible for ensuring that the business stays compliant with all relevant regulations and international standards.

Main Job Functions:

1. Implementation of the transaction monitoring program that involves usage of different monitoring tools to analyze financial activity on customer, partner, agent, and internal accounts for indicators of money laundering, terrorism financing, and other financial crimes.
2. To continuously identify new trends and criminal methodologies used in financial crime and, keep pace with them through refreshing existing monitoring rules or implement new rules. 
3. To correlate transaction and connectivity (GSM) data while analyzing customer behavior to identify suspicious trends.
4. Oversight of the Customer due diligence (CDD) process done by operations (1st line) for accuracy and consistency.
5. Implementing the sanctions screening process against all relevant sanctions and watchlists.
6. Regulatory reporting as relates suspicious or confirmed fraudulent/money laundering incidents, large cash transactions and any other reports as may be required. 
7. Internal reporting to key stakeholder as relates AML/TF and fraud management activities.  
8. Awareness: Supporting in implementation of financial crime awareness programs for customers, staff, agents, partners and making improvements continuously. 
9. Supporting with monitoring commercial initiatives (promotions, campaigns)
10. Staying abreast of business and industry trends, and best practices as relates to financial crime. 
11. Supporting the business with fraud identification and monitoring activities associated with MTN mobile Money ecosystem.
12. Proper records maintenance for reference, regulatory review, and Audit purposes. 
13. Timely response to adhoc requests as may be required from time

Job Requirements (Education, Experience and Competencies)

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information technology/ Systems, Computer science, Computer/ electronic engineering, Business statistics or related field with at least two years’ technology and/or risk management fields.
• Foundation computer programming skills to support scenario scripting.
• AML&CFT training including Certifications will be an added advantage.
• Good knowledge of Money laundering Risks and Regulations.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Experience:

• Minimum of two year’s relevant AML experience in identification of Suspicious Activity in large complex environments.
• Previous experience with financial services companies especially in alternative channels e.g., digital/mobile banking, mobile money.
• Able to analyze large volumes of data using data analytical tools e.g., ACL or SQL or Excel.
• Previous experience with 24/7 Network Operations Monitoring.

NB: Presentation of false academic documents and certification will lead to criminal prosecution. Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. Should you not hear from us within fourteen (14) days from the closing date of this advertisement, you may consider your application to be unsuccessful.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

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